Cursory: The federal government of Nigeria has revealed its plan to help break the stereotype that maths is a difficult subject. The National Mathematics Center (NMC), in partnership with NTIC has been organizing huge maths competitions in which prizes are given and scholarships are awarded in the bid to encourage students to take the subject and also create a conducive learning environment.
According to the Federal Government, it is collaborating with educational partners like the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges to dispel the myth that mathematics is a “difficult” subject among students in all of the nation’s institutions.
According to Elizabeth Afabe, a representative of the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, students used to be scared of mathematics as a topic, but not any longer. She was speaking on Thursday, April 6, at the 20th Annual National Mathematics Competition (ANMC).
Her words:
“Being a maths teacher, I know how students feel when it comes to the subject of mathematics and taught further mathematics and mathematics for 20 to 25 years. I know what I went through teacher, getting the students to love the subject.
“We are demystifying mathematics among students in schools, we know they hate maths because you see them jumping out of the windows once the teacher comes in. But we are creating the right environment for them to learn.”
The National Mathematics Center (NMC), in partnership with NTIC, hosts the biggest annual competition for math aficionados in Primary 5, Primary 6, and JSS 3 called the ANMC.The competition honors the accomplishments of great young math students with the aim of producing remarkable students who would revolutionize the way that scientific discoveries are made in Nigeria, Africa, and around the world.
32 of the roughly 10,000 students who took part in the first round across the states of Nigeria this year were awarded scholarships and other awards.The overall winner was Nwakuche Festus Chidubem of Pyramid Learning Academy in Anambra State, who received N100,000 in cash and a waiver of her student loan.
Amah Chibuike of Diamond Special School in Imo State received N75,000 in cash and a waiver of her student loan.Afabe proceeded by praising the NTIC, its director, and its employees, saying that the organization has maintained to offer students a supportive environment for learning in all subject areas, not only mathematics.
She added:
“There must be something encouraging students here (Afabe said referring to NTIC), to keep doing well until they graduate and go to get scholarships abroad, you must keep it up.”
NTIC’s managing director, Fevzullah Bilgin, stated in his speech that the school has been hosting ANMC for the past 20 years.According to Bilgin, the goal of ANMC is to cultivate great young math brains, smooth out their rough edges, and train them to become resilient, skilled in the sciences, and self-reliant.
His words:
“Mathematics is a critical part of modern life, and its importance cannot be overstated. Mathematics is a fundamental branch of science that is essential for understanding and analyzing the world around us.
“It provides us with the tools to understand the world around us and make informed decisions that affect our lives and the lives of others, and this is what Annual National Mathematics Competitions revolves around.
“Listing some of the institution’s exceptional students, Bilgin said the NTIC has more than 144 students studying in the school through the ANMC scholarship scheme.
“It is worth mentioning some of ANMC’s exceptional students are; Henry Aniobi, a 2007 ANMC winner. Henry is a three-time gold winner of the Pan African Mathematical Olympiad. He is also a four-time International Mathematics Olympiad medalist worldwide.
“Ayomide Bamidele, a 2008 ANMC winner, was a National Physics Olympiad winner in 2014. He also won bronze at International Physics Olympiad in 2014 in Kazakhstan. Vincent Anioke, a 2006 ANMC winner, scored 2390 out of 2400 in S.A.T and gained a scholarship into MIT, one of the world’s leading universities.
“A recent one is Chioma Opara, a 2016 ANMC winner who graduated in the 2022/2023 academic session. She had an almost perfect score of 1550 in SAT, 345 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and an unprecedented straight 9As in West African Examination Council (WAFC). She set the record straight by gaining scholarships to two prestigious universities in the world: Toronto University, Canada and Long Island University, USA.”
In addition, the director of the National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Professor Mebine commended the NTIC for its efforts in sharpening students across the country and contributing to the development of the education system in Nigeria.Represented by Professor Jonathan Ogidi, the NMC director said the centre’s relationship with NTIC is symbiotic one as both parties benefit from each other.
His words:
“NTIC provides an ideal educational environment that can compete with any standard across the world. They maintain very disciplined workforce including their support staff.
“The students are very very competitive because of a suitable learning environment which has been provided for them by NTIC.”
Source: Saharareporters
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